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Post by Carolyn on May 14, 2004 11:02:45 GMT -5
God, the mind boggles! But the wedding was very nice, especially compared with the incredible drabness that was the Norwegian royal wedding some time back. The bride's gown was in exquisite taste, although that train must have been a super headache to deal with. Even the bridesmaid's dresses weren't ugly beyond belief, and I loved the Queen's dress and coat. Did anybody else, though, notice that what she was singing (or lipsyncing) didn't match where the music was going? I thought it was a little over-heavy on music, but that was probably to give the priest time to change his dress. Nice rocks on some of those royals as well. Didn't get to see what Victoria was wearing, but Sylvia looked nice. I also didn't see any of the Brits there, did anyone else? Not Charles, Anne or even Edward and Sophie. Charles was at the Norwegian wedding, so is this a British boycott?  |
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Post by Aussie on May 14, 2004 11:50:42 GMT -5
Hi Carolyn, We had a bit of a Royal Wedding "high tea" with a few Aussies here to watch the telecast - not that I'm a royalist or anything, but it was nice to see the Aussie invasion of Scandinavia reaching even the highest levels of society  I couldn't help but get slightly emotional when the Prince had tears in his eyes just before she walked down the aisle. How sweet! The way she placed her hand on his leg, and he held it, shows how much they are helping each other get through this (rather long) ceremony. They both took out the hankies once or twice to wipe their eyes. I think it's absolutely lovely. The single girls here saw the tears in the Prince's eyes and exclaimed that they want a husband who looks like that when they walk down the aisle. Good luck to both of them. I thought she showed a lot of poise and grace in what must have been a very nerve wracking experience. The British Royals were represented by Prince Edward and his wife Sophie (or is it Sophia? I can never remember). As far as royal weddings go, it was formal but not too stiff - but then the Danish royals seem quite a little more modern and "with it" than some of the more stuffy monarchies. My husband said they'll have to lock up the silver now there's an Aussie in the house. ;D There are some nice pictures at Sydney Morning Herald. |
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Post by Carolyn on May 14, 2004 14:08:29 GMT -5
Maybe it's a Scandinavian thing, but when we got married, just about the time he was saying his vows, Anders got big old tears in his eyes and all my girlfriends went "awwww" too. Me, I couldn't get the stupid grin off my face.   |
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Post by Natooke on May 15, 2004 2:48:43 GMT -5
The Happy Couple  My daughter & I watched the wedding too. I agree the bride's gown was of exquisite taste & she sure did have alot of poise. Many emontions were shown from the Danish Royals ... with the tears flowing to the Queen & her husband giving their son a hug & kiss at the altar. The Queen blowing a kiss to them just after the couple were married. I did see a glimse of Prince Albert behind the King of Spain. The camera man followed Princess Madeleine entering into church ... why not she is a very striking young Royal who turns heads. I did have a giggle to myself after the wedding party & family stepped out onto the balcony ... As the camera's panned away for a wider shot ... there haning was what I thought a rug thinking one of the maids forgot to bring it in. All in all it was a less stuffy Royal Wedding & I think Mary is married into a family that will give her alot of suport. |
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Post by Sabeine on May 16, 2004 13:58:08 GMT -5
I know nothing about this pair. How did they meet and where?
Also, the newspapers referred to her as a commoner. I understand that she is as she has no royal lineage, but the newspapers referred to Princess Diana as a commoner at one time, and I think her family was anything but common. All of them had titles for peet's sake, and a huge estate that had been in her family for around 500 years or so. Not my idea of common.
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Post by Sabeine on May 16, 2004 14:04:01 GMT -5
I know nothing about this pair. How did they meet and where?
Also, the newspapers referred to her as a commoner. I understand that she is as she has no royal lineage, but the newspapers referred to Princess Diana as a commoner at one time, and I think her family was anything but common. All of them had titles for peet's sake, and a huge estate that had been in her family for around 500 years or so. Not my idea of common.
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Post by Sabeine on May 16, 2004 14:06:57 GMT -5
Sorry for the double post, I thought it had not gone through since it read, "Cannot find server".
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Post by Carolyn on May 18, 2004 1:03:12 GMT -5
The phrase "commoner" when used in this circumstance and with Diana as well, means non-royal. I don't know that much about it, but MY understanding is that he picked her up in a bar in Sydney, Australia during the Olympics. Gee, if I'd have known princes hung out in bars that much, I'd have been drinking a LOT more than I did in my single years. Maybe it's just bars Down Under. |
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